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spin wizard 
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The world’s next great spinner Joined: 21 January 2006 Location: Saint Vincent Posts: 9453 |
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 Topic: weak core musclesPosted: 10 July 2008 at 4:39pm |
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Yep, well, I know I'm in agreement!
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In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage.
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michaelb
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Joined: 21 September 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 6 |
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Posted: 27 September 2011 at 10:50pm |
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Too often I see people in the gym performing crunch after crunch to try and improve core strength. Studies have proven this to be dangerous for the spine and an ineffective way to train the core. The core’s main function is to stabilize or prevent movement. This is not to say that flexion or extension should be totally neglected because you do need to have this type of core strength especially if you are a sports person.
Check out this article for more on this topic and see the video below of some core strength exercise progressions that you can incorporate into your workouts. Core Strength and Stability Rollout Progression - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbWCgrN7UwU Core Training Anti Lateral Flexion (Landmine) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZcTiM-aZ58
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spin wizard
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The world’s next great spinner Joined: 21 January 2006 Location: Saint Vincent Posts: 9453 |
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Posted: 28 September 2011 at 1:47pm |
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Say what you want, but crunch after crunch is one of the reasons I don't carry around a big belly infront of me. Anyhow, all joke aside, you have a point. I basically use to do those same crunch after crunch. While it helped me to be a bit fitter and make me eat more without putting on weight, I realise that as far as the back goes, it was probably a wrong move. I have now realise that you can't do one crunch, you have to do the complete set, like obliques, back stretches and planks etc. |
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fishcake14
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Posted: 28 September 2011 at 6:51pm |
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Here's a bunch that should work abs, obliques, back, legs. Google any of these if you don't know what they are:
Front plank, side planks, reverse plank. Add 'bobbles' and leg raise into these once you're able. Russian twists (with or without medicine ball) Leg raises Windscreen wipers Side sit-ups Squats and lunges (if you can move on to single leg squats you will be a strong fellow) Bicycles Back raises and bridges Squirm crunch Jack-knives These things have various other names, but if you can do all these you'll be pretty strong. Here's a fairly good website that covers most things:
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spin wizard
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Posted: 29 September 2011 at 1:25am |
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Squats are out of the picture for me. My knees don't react well to them after.
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